Introduction
The firm of Voigtlander and Sohn (sometimes written Voigtlaender) has been said to have been established in the mid 1840's by one Johann Freidrich Voigtlander [1778-1857] and continued in business until the 1930's. However, the first page of this catalogue claims the company as having been established in 1756 and Voigtlander & Sohn certainly seem to have produced optical goods during and after the Second World War as is evidenced by the following:-
During the Second World War manufacturers and sub-contractors were assigned supply codes for all manner of goods and it is known that the code 'ddx' was assigned to Voigtlander u. Sohn AG, Braunschweig.
During the war manufacture encompassed rifle-scopes as per the following:-
German Rifle Scope - Skopar-Beta [Voigtlander & Sohn/Braunschweig] bearing an antlered deer head logo on the rear lens housing.

Also post-war the following book was published - Kanne, K. Better Pictures, A Photographic Guide Voigtlander and Sohn 1946 which includes a picture of Field Marshall Montgomery at the Voigtlander Works.
This catalogue bears no date but is certainly post 1905 as the photograph on page 6 is of an event held in that year:-
"The 1905 eliminating race to decide the British team for the International Cup race was held at Seaview, Isle of Wight, and there were five entrants.
One of these was Hutton II, a new racer very similar to Hutton I. The engine was in fact the same with a few details improved and strengthened, and the hull was very similar, but of slightly greater displacement.
Hutton II, however, broke down before the start. The fastest competitor on paper was Brooke I, designed by Shepherd, and built and engined by Brooke and Co., of Lowescroft, with a 6-cylinder engine, each cylinder being 10 inches in diameter. This boat never ran satisfactorily, owing, it was said, to the difficulty of maintaining a supply of petrol for the huge engine. Another entrant was the Napier II. The hull of this boat was built by Yarrow and Co. of steel, being an improvement on the previous year's boat of the same name."
Transcribed from the Journal of the Society of Arts, March 23, 1906 |
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